| Show i j I A NAVAL l BATTLE U m DID nn rL C n iti v J h hv I 1 1 I I I j Between the tile Japanese Fleet and t I the lie Force Torce Under Luder the Late tate 1 l r I IIi I Admiral Ii d I Makaroff I a k aro IT i il ilI I I Ii i NO SUBMARINE BOATS USED 1 li l i 4 I If I J I I hI 1 Russian Squadron S adron Had lad just Ilist Got Into i iLIne Line When the I I H I JI Was DS as Sunk c un k I o I I J Jf i f 1 I I 1 I DUEL OF TORPEDO DESTROYERS f fJ j jI J I h I t t The Thc Great Battleships Do Io 0 Not ot Seem To Have Participated to Any i Considerable Extent Of I Ii 1 Purls April i 3 p I j I I In Iii government I Inow now tin hit fuel fact thit tho hue naval iL IRh I occurred between the hue Japanese 1 I i j Heel fleet consisting of at II 11 and the jh I 1 force under tile the late Inte Vice Admiral I I II From this hits the P t I strongly Incline to tu the tho lie conclusion that I 1 J i I Ithe the this destruction of or the lie ships I 1 I I tumid and the loss of or the admiral resulted I I j from front II a naval engH However 1 If 1 I Urn only definite Information U is I U j I I I that u n battle bettle occurred and auth It Is h believed N I 1 I I that hat tim the submarine boats bonts took I i II larl In lii the lie and caused I 1 the lie Ih destruction of the thin shIps I j 1 The legation says Hear Boar Ad J Ii hows that list Japan I I ote ee sunk the lie 1 1 I and damaged the he and III declares i i 1 that the reports that list a I a boat bOllt I i did lliel tho the IF is I Incorrect us tumi tho lie I Ht I I I laud hud hilno no submarine boats boat i L i 1 Tin Ill legation pays n a high t 1 d I tribute to tn to the lie lute lato In Ie Ice Admiral Milk Mak ii J t V I I I II HOW ItOW WAS Af S rouGh 11 1 II Port Pont Arthur Arhur April H In itt n f i I i 11 An engagement oc no occurred i I at al Port PorI Arthur Arhtur yesterday morn mornIn t hi t fJ i iiii In iii Ini between bet covOn oli RussIan torpedo Vf ir boots hos and the Iho t hue cruiser Mayan nn lIn and Jap IJ J I vessels elt The rill torpedo destroyer rl i J I a win wan yunk unk L tI r J I Five of or tilt lie torpedo destroyers t f the lie Kayan d at III 7 a II m in I 4 t I Ij I rut rill battleships IJU Po Pa I i anil a mel lot ie and ii ad the torpedo t 4 1 il 1 mi 5 ii M a In boa it L nut k then I iou iut to In sea At t 1130 a n m H it lon oc cc t I I cut rued t Ii the lie I Pi 1 I et lot uk and tutu I l 1 the lili i went down In two turn minutes Tho Thio i Jj j ja 1 a uti ulese Ni iLiad run ti iuis g of oC about t It j I W 41 O shuts III In sight night until 3 d k in lit thi Ih I lie afternoon I The 1111 lie lighting fighting between tho time opposing tIn llo o I 1 tIllas of or bout boat 1 1114 I 11 lusted I about an aim luau hour The rime wax ivan II Li I 1 by hy three Japanese torpedo boat hUlit und antI stunk punk S I IThe The Th hunts then 1111 withdrew I 1 slid An l the 1 1 I 1 on In the Ih t lie the tho it i left hf I t ho lie ad t In hit the ii of the hit ships I j 11 retired rut Ircel Hoon however el tho 1 ho Jap Jop J l II lineup Id ed whIt wILh u ii formidable jq I I once of or about H ii sort score of nf Tue l tUI returned d to the tho road roadstead j stead and took tonk ui II up u IA portion In Iii line of or i 3 1 i fJ battle ready to 10 receive the tile j J The rho Hidden cx which destroyed t I Vl the tInt d almost liu J 1 I mediately thereafter the lie battleship 1 I to tl ii the lie bottom bOllom I Tin TIm hl chiantI rt Ill lul Duke Cyril nii apt Jakov l 1 I holy the lie commander of nr tl n lotak tutu four and cud some Homo 50 SO men i 1 saved wore liI i flip was 11 and tutu went lent Into tho Inner har bar harbor il I Ibm lint bor where she site anchored IIII horell Tho Ihu vowels l ell which were t I f I orated formed III In two llo disappeared In Inthe I V I the t of oC the lie afternoon i The fresh fredi breeze which was blowing developed Into I a vIolent gale gal towards night j Latu I 1 40 10 p 1111 in iii The division of or lion Itu I smut plan put hut to o sort IN J on tutu nIght kept up tip a n running t 1 light AUth iv It It the tiit enemy until early Wed Wednesday eil I f when tho ho cruiser Hay Bay I an In out to aid the th torpedo boat destroyer which was woe crip crippled I I I I I pled und to 10 shako hak oft off thin tho Jap Japanese I 1 tiniest anese attack The 1111 lie Bayan drove tho he II I t enemy off but hlll tilt the lle II i r I lit itt 7 u ii III in Tim The torpedo boats h I withdrew ss I t hal rutt but ho t almost ii I t Immediately toly nix I 1 lIIllIe i on Oh the t in o i I I Admiral ordered fl j i the s out ou to In meet them and the lie i hut but almost Immedi Immediately I until thu tho thule I I I fleet le t of 0 IC Hi or 17 Ii warships Tim Thu I I J put hut baek to 10 the lie roadstead all l I II I f aimed n ii line hue when at itt pro pre precisely I I heel 30 10 0 without warning wantIng In th he I blow up uli anti mink sank ruin Tho I received I a 11 I i 1111 1 retired ret ird to hi I I lie Ihl i Tutor Inner I harbor II a 1110 r where re an examination proved that lint liar her 1 ver ere not very serious I i Duke Cyril rapt alit Jakovleff anti and nail were ere rescued us KS to 0 the number of saved aio y conflicting on one the number at itt i 33 32 ond another at M fI They rhiny were rescued i JI by the torpedo gunboat The cause of itt the of tiC the li ha huts not yet l been n tin as J I LAID MINKS I lobe Kobe Japan April I Ii asserted f t tIn In naval circles her that the he Japanese i I arranged to i lay lO 0 mines mImics at itt lie cn I of Port I or Arthur A U i and then emit the out Tim Thue mints wore were 1 l lared In arid and Port Arthur Ii wan bombarded April 13 l Several HUB i I smut the ho i M I AN tN ADMITTED 81 t April I p Ill at I I out tut of th the of f reports i time the of events lead head leadIng j I leg Ing to the lie of thin tho lOVIk it ii l is now i that bitt Admiral Makuroff early earl I I tug took out HH lila t to on iii i j nod a of Mix Japanese which appeared on iii thus tho horizon ether the torpedo boats boatH Mink the Out I I I I lad hud driven il ii to ii oft olt by of thin tho tot tor I 1510 ar at still Th I I until ii mu I 0 lilt r i tho lie cruiser until U It i iI il I l vai I by b 11 battleship when whon retired Into roadstead where he drawing up lIlI In line qt buttle when the disaster ell to 10 the etro occurred Th circumstances of tit the destruction elp f the tho aw not know tt t III i that both hoth her exploded hut It II Itis IIII is II not nol absolutely mire ure that she u n mine although the thi weight of at opinion nt lit the In III that such wa wn the aw anil that If Ir no It was S n 1 and not u 11 J in I no noA A high of ot the MIll It U Ls evident the powder magazine exploded h a 1 Jet if or went Int up with the steam from the bunting bolleri hollerl The magazine could not have exploded nou ly I The Tho tempera temperature irn lure ture of or u 1 Ix II too ton watch rod cil 1011 the powder In stored en 80 an to render nn nil explosion scarcely possible Doubtless a R mine th detonation of the t h powder torpedo magazine the truth will n er be h known mid the disaster will it II the Ihl countless other of ot lh sea 1110 It l IH III absolutely certain Hint Admiral In III a 1 nn engagement Although the thu papers this morning wei ele allowed to print re reports reo ports from rom of or a 0 Japanese horn bom bombardment It Ir It occurred It IB Is not 1101 ad lid admitted lidIn In The Injuries to 10 the fire are de d dared ID tl be he Might The explosion lolI which Injured her look place Juat tit nt the The opinion expressed at III atthe the admiralty hero IH that It tt wag pio 1110 duped by II n H nt torpedo ONLY J IN TWO St t Petersburg Ieter hur April 1 p 11 m 01 There aio 1110 now only two undamaged battleships tho and the tho Bo Ho In III the harbor at lit Port Arthur but some of ur the damaged vessels ve been een Capt IH hi stilt still alive but bUl bin condition Is K critical Viceroy who was Willi at lit Muk Mul Mukden den when HIP disaster occurred II pro i ceded promptly to Port Arthur to per personally assume temporary command oC the force there reached lilt hili destination last l night Hid presence IH IN INto to put JUt nn end to the there |
